DAP 2014 PP – Trade

• You are a national of an eligible country.
• You are a mid- to senior-level professional working in the field of trade policy, practice, research or reform.
• You are currently employed in a trade ministry, national/regional trade organisation, policy/research institution, civil society organisation or a private company.
• You have a clear of how you will use the knowledge gained through the Short Course to improve trade policy, practice, research or reform in your home country.

• You must meet the age restriction requirements for your country.
• You must meet the work experience requirements for your country.
• You must be willing to make a formal commitment to return to your current employment following completion of the Short Course.
• As this course will be delivered in English, an appropriate level of language proficiency is required, such that Awardees will be able to participate fully and benefit from the course.
• You must meet the general minimum eligibility criteria outlined below.
• Female candidates and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

• Special needs assistance as deemed appropriate on a case-by-case basis.

• have citizenship of and currently be living in the country of your nationality;
• not be married to/or be a de facto of, or engaged to be married to a person who holds or is eligible to hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent resident status;
• satisfy any specific criteria established by the applicant’s country and/or government of citizenship;
• satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration Border Protection (DIBP) for a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) student visa;
• satisfy any specific admission requirements of the institution at which the Short Course is to be undertaken; and
• hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

• Trade negotiation skills, presentation and communication skills
• Use of tools, models and data for economic and trade analysis
• The use, design, evaluation and interpretation of economic research
• The preparation of policy briefs, memos and submissions

Policy development

• International trade economics and the role of trade liberalisation
• Subsidies, tariffs and other trade remedies – policy objectives and economic implications
• Industrial policy and export diversification – policy objectives and economic implications
• The World Trade Organisation – key concepts, agreements, debates and challenges
• Free trade agreements – policy objectives and economic/social implications
• Regional integration – policy objectives and economic/social implications
• Investment promotion strategies
• The links between trade, poverty reduction and sustainable development – Millennium Development Goals
• Practical case studies on trade in agriculture, trade in services and the implementation of regional trade agreements